Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Jeuness Senegal - Cheikh Lo
2. Nguisstal - Assane Ndiaye & Le Raam Daan
3. Loodo - Baaba Maal & Mansour Seck
4. Mouhamadou Bamba - Orchestra Baobab
5. Bitillo - Tata Dingding Jobarteh
6. Salimata - Ifang Bondi
7. Letter - Youssou N'Dour
8. Wango Arti - Baaba Maal
9. Kairaba Jabi - Dembo Konte & Kausu Kuyateh
10. Diamano Bifoula/Hal Ma Ti Wouna - Malang Mane
11. Taar Doucey - Ismael Lo
12. Aminatta - Mass Lowe
13. Yelayo - Mansour Seck

Disc 2:

1. Cooperation - Franco & Sam Mangwana
2. Amie Mamibo - Zaiko Langa Langa
3. Loi - Koffi Olomide
4. Sai - Kanda Bongo Man
5. Sarah - Tabu Ley 'Rochereau'
6. Marie Jose - Ry-Co Jazz
7. La Vie - Deyess Mukangi
8. Naji - Pepe Kalle & Rigo Star
9. Sanga Mbele Mbele - Thu Zahina
10. Overdose - Papa Wemba
11. M Cherie - Nouvelle Generation De La Republique Democratique
12. Bilanga - Yondo Sister Et Le Groupe Planete

Disc 3:

1. Nigizongena Kanjani - Izingqungqulu Zomhlaba
2. Nyamphemphe - Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens
3. Groovin' Jive No. 1 - Noise Khanyile & The Jo'burg City Stars
4. House Of Exile - Lucky Dube
5. Motherland - Yvonne Chaka Chaka
6. My Kind Of Jazz - Tebogo
7. Meva - Spokes Mashiyane
8. Jive Township - African Jazz Pioneers
9. Yaze Yangala - The Elite Swingsters
10. Celebration - Bheki Mseleku
11. Ungithatha Kanjani - West Nkosi
12. Udlame - Soul Brothers
13. Tsotsi - Boyoyo Boys
14. Inkomo Zodwa - Miriam Makeba & The Skylarks
15. Mbube - Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds
16. Kangivumanga - Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Disc 4:

1. Get Together - Tony Allen
2. Loi - Koffi Olomide
3. Mahanhela - Mabulu
4. Joe Le Taxi - Sharleene Boodram
5. Jaro - Impact All Stars
6. En Guantanamo - Septeto Nacional Ignacio Pineiro
7. Mabarane - Sheer All Stars
8. Pyar Ka Hai Bairi - Sangeeta
9. Akata Sun Dunchi - Takashi Hirayasu/Bob Brozman
10. James Bond Theme - The Surf Champlers
11. Griogal Cridhe - Mac-talla
12. Maggio - Riccardo Tesi/Banditaliana
13. Antin Mikko - JPP
14. Bassa - Momo Wandel Soumah
15. Salimata - Ifang Bondi
16. Que Pena - Samuelito Almonte Y Su Conjunto Tipico
17. The Secrets Of The Life Tree - Kroke

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #218447 in Music
• Released on: 2001-08-17
• Number of discs: 4
• Formats: Box set, Compilation, Enhanced

From Amazon.co.uk
A continent in a box? Well, a vivid taste of one: The Rough Guides to Africa--repackaging four of their previous compilations--will certainly reinforce this label's market dominance. So a big hand for the Rough Guide to Congolese Soukous, and those to Senegal & Gambia and South Africa: the fourth CD--the Rough Guides Collection--is a canny pointer to further Guides elsewhere. And while my own favourite Rough Guide compilations are excluded--Unwired: Africa and Mali & Guinea--the ones we have here are still superb. Senegal & Gambia may now be a known quantity--Cheikh Lo, Baaba Maal, Orchestra Baobab and Youssou N'Dour--the tracks are no less beguiling for that (and N'Dour's comes from his pre-Peter Gabriel heyday). But listen to Congolese Soukous and you'll find magical things which never made it to western stages: starting with the late great Franco, and moving on through a plethora of now-period bands specialising in tumbling guitar riffs, this disc is imbued with a gentle swing and discreet virtuosity unique to this part of Africa. Meanwhile South Africa reaches way back into the past--to Solomon Linda's mega-hit from the 1930s--and incorporates everyone from jazz-diva Miriam Makeba and reggae-king Lucky Dube to the chanting Boyoyo Boys and the Ladysmith Black Mambazo. It also points up how close South African jazz is to its American counterpart. And when you finally get round to listening to the Rough Guides Collection, you'll be pulled in a dozen directions more. --Michael Church

Album Description
Music is the integral part of African life, society and culture. This 4 CD collection (brick pack) covers a range of styles from the continent, displaying the variety and innovation of many artists who are now firmly established in the international music community. From the vibrant, complex, vocal-based music of South Africa, and the globally acclaimed superstars from Senegal and Gambia, to the irresistible dance music of Congolese soukous, this is the essential African collection. CD's included are (1) Rough Guide To The Music Of Senegal & Gambia, (2) Rough Guide to Congolese Soukous, (3) Rough Guide To The Music Of South Africa and (4) Rough Guides Collection. A 2001 Music Network release.